03/15/2011
Japanese Earthquake Disaster Scams Exploit at Record Pace
03/08/2011
Fake Ads Posing as AV Solutions Target Browsers
10/26/2010
Bredolab Trojan Botnet Dismantled
After infecting what's estimated to be 30,000,000 computers, the Bredolab Trojan, one of the worst ones ever to see the light of day, has been dismantled. According to the official press release about dismantling the Bredolab Trojan Botnet from the Dutch authorities, At the request of the Dutch Public Prosecution... Read more
09/13/2010
Who's Behind the Adobe pdf Exploit?
Now that researchers at places like Symantec (makers of Norton Antivirus), have had a chance to delve into the exploit, some theories are starting to come out about who's behind it. Karthik Selvara, a researcher for Symantec says, in a Symantec blog, While things had been quiet, we were quite... Read more
09/10/2010
Adobe pdf Exploit Making the Rounds
September is proving to be a busy month for the bad guys. Aside from the latest email worm, dubbed W32/VBMania@MM by McAfee, Adobe is also being exploited by the cyber criminals. This latest bug (CVE-2010-2883), being called, "Critical," Adobe's highest rating, affects Adobe Reader / Acrobat versions 9.3.4 and earlier... Read more
09/09/2010
Email Worm Hits Outlook Users: VBMania@MM
As if we all hadn't learned the hard-learned lessons from 2001, including (among other things), not to open attachments we're not expecting and to not click links in emails when we're not expecting them, there's a new worm making its rounds today. With this newest, latest, greatest iteration of the... Read more
06/29/2010
Patches to Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat & Adobe Reader
05/28/2010
Scareware Sellers Facing Hefty Charges
We have good news to share today in the fight against scareware, scumware, and malware purveyors. Robert McMillan of the IDG News Service writes in an article appearing at NetworkWorld about scareware sellers facing charges. Three men are facing federal fraud charges for allegedly raking in more than US$100 million... Read more
05/20/2010
What's with the "Earthquake" Exploit, KHOBE?
Earlier this month, security researchers at Matousec released details of research they've done that, they claim, bypasses 100% of antivirus software. As you might imagine, there's quite a bit of concern about this, particularly among business users, particularly because mainstream media has started discussing the so-called, KHOBE attack. Let's dig... Read more
05/12/2010
Trojan in So-Called Windows 7 Compatibility Checker
Antivirus firms BitDefender and Sunbelt Software, among others, have identified new malware they're calling, "Trojan.Generic.3783603" According to Sunbelt, The malware immediately creates a backdoor to the user's system, which then allows remote access for cyber-criminals to obtain confidential information or install more malicious software. While the delivery vehicle isn't unique,... Read more